The Celtic Life Science Sensation

COLERAINECentre for Molecular BiosciencesA €14.5 million facility at the University of Ulster's School of Biomedical Sciences. Research strengths include aging, nutrition, diabetes, and vision science (diagnosis and treatment), with emphasis on technology transfer.Science Research ParkA 28-acre incubator at the University of Ulster's Coleraine campus focuses on bioscience, health, and environmental sciences.GendelSmall biotech spin-off from the University of Ulster promotes new drug-delive

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Centre for Molecular Biosciences

A €14.5 million facility at the University of Ulster's School of Biomedical Sciences. Research strengths include aging, nutrition, diabetes, and vision science (diagnosis and treatment), with emphasis on technology transfer.

Science Research Park

A 28-acre incubator at the University of Ulster's Coleraine campus focuses on bioscience, health, and environmental sciences.

Gendel

Small biotech spin-off from the University of Ulster promotes new drug-delivery systems targeting specific sites using chemically modified red blood cells that have been triggered using diagnostic ultrasonography.

Cancer Research Center

A partnership of Queen's University, Belfast City Hospital, and the Royal Hospitals Trust, this large cancer research program encourages clinicians and scientists to translate laboratory studies into novel clinical approaches.

Bioscience and Technology Institute

This €5 million, 3,700-sq meter incubator is affiliated with Queen's University, University of Ulster, and Belfast City Hospital and has strong ties to the Cancer Research Center.

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